Microsoft Employees Are Demanding The Company Cancel Its HoloLens Contract With The US Army

“We did not sign up to develop weapons,” says an employee letter to Microsoft executives published Friday.

Caroline O'Donovan

This College Student Hid A Camera To Figure Out How Her Cat Was Escaping A Closed Door, And What She Found Shocked Her

"I always knew he was incredible."

Stephanie McNeal

The Whole World Is Debating Whether “ISIS Brides” Should Go Home. But Yazidi Women Want Them Brought To Justice.

Far from being innocent bystanders, women who joined ISIS participated in the torture and humiliation of Yazidi women.

Nishita Jha

A California Couple Pleaded Guilty To Shackling And Torturing 13 Children In Squalid Conditions

The couple was arrested after their 17-year-old daughter escaped their home, where she was held captive with her 12 siblings.

Jason Wells

Lindsey Vonn Says Being A Legendary Athlete "Goes Far Beyond Your Sport"

The champion skier said it is important for athletes to be a role model "off the court as well as on."

Stephanie McNeal

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Has Been Charged With Soliciting Prostitution

An arrest warrant has been issued for the billionaire, who President Donald Trump counts as a friend. The charge was part of a sex trafficking investigation in Florida.

Julia Reinstein

Glossier Announced A New Brand Called Play And Fans Are Losing It

"Glossier just introduced glossier play excuse me while i prepare my wallet for a massacre."

Stephanie McNeal

This Mom Teaching Her Daughter To Fold A Burrito Is Everything Good And Pure About Moms

This is the energy we need in 2019.

Lauren Strapagiel

The President Of The Time's Up Movement Resigned Over Allegations Of Sexual Assault Made Against Her Son

Lisa Borders served as the organization's first-ever president and CEO.

Mary Ann Georgantopoulos

House Democrats Announced Their Plan To Block Trump’s National Emergency To Build A Wall

The bill could pass Congress, but it would still need to overcome a presidential veto.

Lissandra Villa

Jussie Smollett Has Been Suspended From "Empire"

The producers issued a statement on Friday, one day after Smollett was arrested for filing a false police report.

Kate Aurthur

Morning Update: lol, *Snows In LA Once*

Cracking the Jussie Smollett case, new election in North Carolina, weekend longreads. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Feb 22.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Mark Zuckerberg Promised A Clear History Tool Almost A Year Ago. Where Is It?

Last May, Facebook promised to create a “Clear History” function it said would give users more control over their data. Nine months later it's nowhere to be found and sources say it's a key example of the company's “reactionary” way of dealing with privacy concerns.

Ryan Mac

An Elementary School Apologized After Students Were Instructed To Play A "Runaway Slave" Game

"[Slavery] was never a game, and it should never be taken lightly," said the local NAACP chapter president. "It's sickening. It's racist."

Salvador Hernandez

A Woman Who Left The US As A Teen To Join ISIS Is Suing Trump To Come Home

Hoda Muthana was born in New Jersey and says she should be allowed to come home.

Claudia Koerner

A Transgender Woman Who Sought Asylum In The US Was Deported And Killed In El Salvador

"If my ultimate sin is to investigate what happened to her, so be it," a friend said.

Adolfo Flores

Prosecutors Wrongly Kept Victims Of A Millionaire's Child Sex Ring In The Dark About His Deal, A Judge Ruled

After years of court battles, a judge on Thursday said federal prosecutors wrongly hid their agreement with millionaire Jeffrey Epstein from the victims.

Claudia Koerner

It Snowed In Los Angeles For The First Time In Years And People Freaked Out

"OH MY GOD, IT'S SNOWING"

Stephanie K. Baer

Which Weird As Hell Tech Founder Are You?

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is probably just wearing an eye patch as some sort of twee affect.

Mat Honan

ABC Staffers Are Defending Robin Roberts Over The “Bad Optics” Of Her Jussie Smollett "GMA" Interview

“He looked right into the camera and lied to everyone.”

David Mack

Two More Women Are Accusing R. Kelly Of Sexual Misconduct When They Were Teens

The women, now 39 and 40, held a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred to announce their allegations.

Krystie Lee Yandoli

A Series Of Text Messages And Secret Meetings Is How Prosecutors Say Jussie Smollett Staged His Attack

Prosecutors provided a detailed timeline of how they believe the Empire actor staged an attack.

Mary Ann Georgantopoulos

Opinion: Howard Schultz Wants A Billionaire's Veto Over The Primaries. Will Democrats Call His Bluff?

The Starbucks billionaire says he might cancel plans for a third-party presidential run — provided Democrats nominate a centrist he approves of.

Adam Jayne

There’s Going To Be A New Election In North Carolina After Evidence Of Fraud Was Revealed

The state’s election board voted unanimously to redo the November midterm election at the center of an elaborate, chaotic voting fraud scandal.

Brianna Sacks

Roger Stone Can No Longer Talk About His Case — Or Robert Mueller — After Posting A Photo Of The Judge With Crosshairs

Stone testified in his defense on Thursday, saying he was "kicking myself over my own stupidity" for posting a photo of the judge on Instagram with what appeared to be a crosshairs symbol. The judge said his apology "rings quite hollow."

Zoe Tillman

This Is How Chicago Detectives Cracked The Jussie Smollett Case

Police used a combination of surveillance footage, trips in a cab and Uber, and interviews with two men to charge the Empire actor with a felony.

Tasneem Nashrulla

Immigrants At A Detention Center Were Fed Slimy Meat And Lived In "Inhumane" Conditions. Now There's A Special Hearing

Inspectors found moldy bread, blood from raw chicken leaking in refrigerator units, and other conditions that posed "significant threats" to immigrant detainees.

Brianna Sacks

A High School Teacher's Assignment To Students To Get Katy Perry's Attention Has Gone Viral, But Not Everyone Is Amused

Brian Kwan maintains it's all for "fun" and to relate to his class. But some are accusing him of bribing his students.

Tanya Chen

People Are Worried About Singapore Airlines' Entertainment System Cameras. Turns Out, American Airlines Has Cameras, Too.

American Airlines told BuzzFeed News that the camera hardware “has never been activated.”

Nicole Nguyen

"It's Simply Shameful": Chicago Police Blast Jussie Smollett For Staging A "Publicity Stunt"

The Empire actor told police two men threw a chemical on him, called him anti-gay slurs, put a rope around his neck, and shouted, "This is MAGA country."

Tanya Chen